Julia Evinger (Taxpayer UNfriendly)

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Address: 9277 Pleasant View Ln., Zionsville, IN 46077
Phone: (317) 769-6105
E-mail: Evinger.for.commissioner@gmail.com 
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Watchdog Indiana County Commissioner Candidate Questions - 2014 Primary Election

1. Should annual county general fund expenditures exceed annual county general fund revenues? BACKGROUND: See http://www.finplaneducation.net/county_financial_analysis.htm and http://www.finplaneducation.net/county_expendiitures_comparison.htm. ANSWER: Did not respond.

2. What is an appropriate level of county general fund cash reserves compared to the county’s annual general fund operating budget? BACKGROUND: See http://www.finplaneducation.net/county_ccd_tax.htm. ANSWER: Did not respond.

3. Do you support a new county-wide Wheel Tax? BACKGROUND: See http://www.finplaneducation.net/wheel_tax_.htm and http://www.finplaneducation.net/transportation_funding_increases.htm. ANSWER: Did not respond.

4. Do you support an increase in the county-wide Cumulative Capital Development property tax rate? BACKGROUND: See http://www.finplaneducation.net/county_ccd_tax.htm. ANSWER: Did not respond.

5. Do you support a new county-wide Public Safety Local Option Income Tax? BACKGROUND: See http://www.in.gov/dlgf/files/Local_Option_Income_Tax_Fact_Sheet.pdf. ANSWER: Did not respond.

6. Do you support “super abatements” for business personal property tax? BACKGROUND: Effective July 1, 2015, county commissioners are allowed by the recently passed Indiana Senate Enrolled Act 1 to establish an enhanced abatement schedule for business personal property tax that may not exceed 20 years. ANSWER: Did not respond. RECORD (from the March 26 Boone County Tea Party candidate forum): Indiana Senate Enrolled Act 1 provides good opportunities to roll back business taxes. FOLLOW-UP (April 6 E-mail from Candidate Evinger): You have misquoted me from the Boone County Tea Party meeting. I referred to Senate Bill 1 as a challenge for local governments. While rolling back taxes for businesses it will potentially increase taxes on homeowners and land owners; aka farmers. I recommended taking a wait and see approach before fully implementing this as a county, even though as a commissioner, I am not in control of the county budget.

7. Should the county help pay for road projects within the municipal limits of the county’s cities and towns, or should county dollars be dedicated to road improvements and maintenance within the unincorporated areas of the county? ANSWER: Did not respond.

8. Should the Boone County Area Comprehensive Plan be vigorously supported as a good road map for future growth that also preserves agriculture as an economic development industry? BACKGROUND: See http://www.boonecounty.in.gov/Default.aspx?tabid=65. ANSWER: Did not respond. RECORD (from the March 26 Boone County Tea Party candidate forum): The growth corridors in the Boone County Area Comprehensive Plan create great opportunities for the county to grow and have a "diversified tax base."

9. Should the individual votes of county commissioners continue to be recorded in meeting minutes so commissioners can be held accountable for their public policy decisions? ANSWER: Did not respond.

10. Should upcoming county commissioner board appointments be announced ahead of time so interested citizens can apply? BACKGROUND: See http://www.finplaneducation.net/county_appointed_boards.htm. ANSWER: Did not respond.

11. Should the county commissioners have the same attorney as the City of Lebanon? ANSWER: Did not respond.

12. Should the Mapleview Rest Home remain open? BACKGROUND: See http://www.finplaneducation.net/boone_county_mapleview.htm. ANSWER: Did not respond.

13. Should there be a tax-supported Boone County Animal Shelter? ANSWER: Did not respond.

14. Do you wish to make some additional comments about your candidacy? Do you have a campaign phone number and E-mail address? Do you have a website? ANSWER: Did not respond. Record: Candidate Evinger's campaign Facebook page is https://www.facebook.com/Evinger.For.Commissioner. 

Campaign Contributions: January 1, 2014, through April 11, 2014

As detailed in the spreadsheet below, Candidate Evinger is self-funding 10% of her campaign. She has received $3,520.70 from the Metropolitan Indianapolis Board of Realtors (MIBOR). Other contributors with connections to the real estate business have made $2,100 in itemized contributions to Candidate Evinger’s campaign. Most disturbing of all is the $1,600.00 received from HWC Engineering - it is an ethical lapse to receive campaign contributions from a business that seeks to do business with the county.

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This page was last updated on 04/22/14.